Snake Town

Ludmilla Shatalova, a Ukrainian emigre and her 21yr old daughter, Rosie's devious plan to fleece their unsuspecting tenants - a secretive accountant and an affable night watchman - appears to be foolproof. By making sure the two men never meet and skilfully swopping their possessions twice a day, they can rent them the same flat and take a double rent. But each man has a secret. And events at the basement flat in the run-down seaside resort begin to unravel in spectacular fashion. Snake Town is playwright Toby Wilsher's brilliant, fantastical debut novel. Packed with wit, invention and the unlikely combination of a deadly snake, stray dog, two million in cash, a psychopathic drug dealer, and one very lucky postman.